New Orleans evacuates ahead of powerful Gustav
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Critical and high-needs patients were evacuated at West Jefferson Medical Center,in New Orleans, Louisiana August 31, 2008. [Agencies] |
![Critical and high-needs patients were evacuated at West Jefferson Medical Center,in New Orleans, Louisiana August 31, 2008. [Agencies]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20080902/000802ca560a0a26da8304.jpg "Critical and high-needs patients were evacuated at West Jefferson Medical Center,in New Orleans, Louisiana August 31, 2008. [Agencies]")
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Tens of thousands of people in New Orleans and the U.S. Gulf Coast fled their homes on Sunday as Hurricane Gustav moved within 24 hours of striking land, possibly with a weaker punch than 2005's Hurricane Katrina.